Director of Nurses Requirements for the State of Georgia
290-5-8-.04 Nursing Service.
(1) A registered nurse shall be employed
full time as director of nursing services. She shall not also be
the administrator.
(2) The director of nursing services shall
normally be employed on the daytime shift and shall devote full
time to the administration of the nursing service which includes
a reasonable amount of time with all nursing shifts.
(3) The director of nursing services may
also serve as the director of nursing services in another
facility in close proximity to the home provided she has a
registered nurse assistant who is assigned to each facility full
time as supervisor of nursing care. The director's assistant
shall devote full time to the supervision of nursing care.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec. 31-7-1 et seq.
History. Original Rule entitled “Nursing Service” adopted. F.
Oct. 26, 1976; eff. Nov. 15, 1976. Repealed: New Rule of same
title adopted. F. Aug. 19, 2004; eff. Sept. 8, 2004. |